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We talk constantly about getting maximum yield from your hydroponics urban garden. What exactly do we mean? First of all, the term urban garden is a take-off from a term that preceded it: Urban Grower. But what exactly does “urban” mean? In almost all definitions, urban is related to cities. So if you have a hydroponics indoor grow room and you live in a rural area, is that…
We love Archi’s Acres. Besides being a wonderful operation growing vegetables and herbs hydroponically, Archi’s Acres provides support for military veterans. Colin and Karen Archipley have nurtured 2.5 acres in southern California into a certified organic sustainable farm, where they train vets to start up and operate their own hydroponics operations. In other words, Archi’s Acres is making the world a better place. Check out this video tour…
As a hydroponics grower, you may have heard of compost tea as a way to bring an organic approach into your hydroponics indoor grow room. You may also have heard of adding compost itself to a hydroponics soil mix. Compost can be a super-potent blend of organic nutrients that are easily available to your hydroponics plants. But it has to be made from the right materials in the…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an essential airborne hydroponics plant nutrient and at the same time it’s a “greenhouse gas” that takes a heavy toll on the environment. Many urban areas have intermittent “CO2 domes” containing trapped layers of CO2 and other emissions. That dirty air is unfit for us to breathe, as is the air in a hydroponics grow room with added CO2. But hydroponics plants benefit from…
Tens of thousands of hydroponics growers are concerned about what they learned in the “You’re Being Robbed” article detailing how hydroponics nutrients label police and hydroponics industry monopolists are harming growers. I’ve been contacted by people who want more information about why the article boldly calls out General Hydroponics, Sunlight Supply and their allies such as Hydrofarm. I think the article explains itself well, but here’s even more…
Been thinking of giving your indoor hydroponics grow room a rest and growing outdoors? Then come on a journey with me as I continue my series of articles about outdoor growing. After all, spring has sprung, the birds are singing, and I’m sliding down a hill head over heels, reveling in the joys of outdoor gardening as I tumble.
By Chris Jefferson and SK My buddy SK wrote me from his hydroponics garden in the North American hinterlands to tell of his adventures with hydroponics retailers. When SK gets to tap-tapping on his computer keyboard, he gives you a pretty good picture of what it feels like sometimes to be a hydroponics grower. Here’s his raw, uncensored report from the hydroponics equipment and supplies front lines…
When you have limited space or budget but big dreams about using hydroponics to grow massive harvests, you can enjoy the micro-garden approach that makes good hydroponics things happen in small spaces.
When it comes to hydroponics grow room and hydroponics gardening planning, you get a good feeling when you do it right. Many hydroponics growers have learned the hard way. I recall an embarrassing grow room situation in which my lack of planning made things harder if not impossible. I started several strains of seeds at the same time, even though each strain had radically different growing characteristics. I…
Hydroponics lighting comes in many shapes and sizes, and it’s among the most important hydroponics gear you use as an indoor hydroponics grower. HID, HPS, MH, LED, T-5, plasma lighting- hydroponics lights choices can seem like rocket science. Let’s take a few moments to shed some light on hydroponics lighting…
